The 2016 Qatar Total Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 14th edition of the event and part of the WTA Premier 5 series of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place at the International Tennis and Squash complex in Doha, Qatar between 21 and 27 February 2016.
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | width=85 | Q | width=85 | Q2 | width=85 | Q1 |
| Singles | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 |
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | width=85 | Q2 | width=85 | Q1 |
| Singles | $518,500[1] | $259,300 | $129,520 | $59,730 | $29,580 | $15,185 | $7,800 | $4,340[2] | $2,230 | ||
| Doubles * | $148,300[3] | $75,010 | $37,130 | $18,700 | $9,470 | $4,680 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Kateryna Bondarenko
Jana Čepelová
Kirsten Flipkens
Elena Vesnina
Wang Qiang Daria Kasatkina
Irina-Camelia Begu → replaced by 
Misaki Doi
Alizé Cornet → replaced by Zheng Saisai
Camila Giorgi → replaced by 
Yaroslava Shvedova Peng Shuai (right hand injury) → replaced by Tsvetana Pironkova Maria Sharapova (forearm injury) → replaced by 
Bethanie Mattek-Sands Serena Williams (flu) → replaced by 
Denisa AllertováThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Varvara Lepchenko Simona Halep / Raluca Olaru Petra Kvitová / Barbora Strýcová
Ons Jabeur / 
Olla Mourad Petra Kvitová (right leg injury)See main article: 2016 Qatar Total Open – Singles.
Carla Suárez Navarro def. Jeļena Ostapenko, 1–6, 6–4, 6–4See main article: 2016 Qatar Total Open – Doubles.
Sara Errani / Carla Suárez Navarro, 6–3, 6–3
Poland
Serbia
India
Hungary